Thumbelina (Little Simon)

by Marianna Mayer

Other authors: John O'Brien (Illustrator)

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A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great, ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

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I wish they had the cover for this edition on here (hint, hint) because I love the illustrations in this edition (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Marianna Mayer	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
O'Brien, John	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen

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A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great, ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

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